'Captain America' to shoot in London

Marvel Studios has revealed plans to shoot Captain America: The First Avenger in London.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the company has opted to film in the UK, rather than California, to minimise the amount of special effects and set construction work required to recreate the comic's setting.

"I actually had location scouts here (LA) to see what could be done," said Marvel Studios co-president Louis D'Esposito. "But it would have required so much visual effects work and set construction, it didn't make sense."

The exec added that taxes also influenced the decision as the filming schedule fell on the wrong side of California's tax credit plan, vetoing the production of movies costing over $75m (£52m).